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John McGann
Jazz / Bluegrass / Celtic

Mandolin, Guitar, Composer, Arranger, etc.



JAMAICA PLAIN, MA
United States

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Last Login:  12/15/2009
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   John McGann: General Info
Member Since1/19/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.johnmcgann.com
Band Members Durango Reinhardt (LOVE FOR SALE, SUGAR IN MY BOWL):

John McGann, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Guitar
Heather Masse, vocal
Matt Glaser, fiddle
Dave Hollender, bass
on "Sugar In My Bowl" add Jim Kelly, Guitar

Upslide Reels and Arabesque:
John McGann on all instruments
Influences A Page of Influences
Sounds Like Octave Mandolin with Wayfaring Strangers at Merlefest '05 Berklee Performance Center Feb. 2008 with Casey Scheurell- Elsic's Farewell/Boys The Buzzards Are Flying/Blackberry Blossom Berklee Performance Center Feb. 2008 with Annika Lückebergfeld playing my recent composition "Miniatures" Berklee Performance Center Feb. 2008 Irish Traditional Reels with Oisin McAuley and Jim Kelly: The Old Copperplate/Hunter's House/The Golden Keyboard Big Mando Madness Medley. Go to http://www.youtube.com/jmcgann00 for more
Record LabelArbor Vitae
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 1 2009 10:00P
Cantab Lounge w/ Flynn Cohen Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
Berklee Performance Center w/ Mark O’Connor Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8 2010 7:00P
Boston Celtic Music Festival @ Club Passim Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jan 18 2010 10:00P
Cantab Lounge w/ Joint Chiefs of Retrograss Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 8 2010 8:00P
David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 6 2010 8:00P
Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, Dublin
May 3 2010 8:00P
Mandolin Student Showcase, Berklee Performance Center Boston, Massachusetts

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   About John McGann
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I am a multi-instrumentalist specializing in mandolin family instruments, electric and acoustic guitar, steel guitar, and dobro. I am a professional composer, arranger, performer, recording artist, producer, and educator. I work with a variety of idioms including Jazz, Bluegrass, American traditional music, and Traditional Irish dance music.

Recording artist for Green Linnet, Rounder, Sony Japan, Flying Fish, Narada, East Side Digital, and various independent labels. 

International concert tours including France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, Japan and Singapore.

Orchestrations and arrangements created for The Boston Pops and New Philharmonia Orchestra. Recent performances include Utah Symphony Orchestra Pops performing my orchestrations with The Wayfaring Strangers.

ASCAP award winning compositions including “Canyon Moonrise”.

1985 US National  Flatpicking Champion (Mandolin), winner of numerous regional contests on both guitar and mandolin.

Performance  in Jazz, Bluegrass, Irish and other styles with artists including 2004 National Heritage Fellowship Award recipient Joe Derrane; Seamus Connolly, chairman of Irish Music studies at Boston College, The Wayfaring Strangers, Rust Farm, Celtic Fiddle Festival, and many others. “The Boston Edge” trio CD voted “#1 Irish Recording of the Year” by The Irish Echo.

Columnist for Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Frets, Mandolin Magazine, Jazz Improv Magazine, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Steel Guitar World; Author of five book/CD sets for Mel Bay Publications, including “Developing Melodic Variations on Fiddle Tunes” and “Guide to Octave Mandolin/Bouzouki”.

 • I own and operate an independent music transcription company (The Original Custom Transcription Service), which has been in business since 1981 serving both individual clients and publishers. Publishers include Homespun Tapes, Bassics Magazine,  Mandolin Magazine, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, Sing Out!, Frets, Acutab etc.

• I have worked as a transcriber for hire for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Grisman/Acoustic Disc, John Reischman, Brooks Williams, Carl Filipiak, Tim Price, Mel Bay Publications, etc. and have had well over 1000 private clients.

• Other recent projects include a series of independently produced  DVDs “Rhythm Tune Up” "Sound Fundamentals" and "Rhythm Mandolin", and folio of Joaquin Murphy steel guitar transcriptions.

Production work includes progressive bluegrass band Beacon Hillbillies, Irish rock band Sunday's Well and nuevo-contradance trio The Latter Day Lizards.

Musical Director and composer/arranger, Childsplay (30 piece string orchestra)

Clinics and seminars including
Boston College Gaelic Roots- Irish music instructor and performer
Concord School of Music, Concord NH (clinic and performance)
Hillman Music Seminar, Uniondale Pa (clinic and performance)
Berklee College of Music (with David Grisman, John Blake, Grey Sargent etc.)
Groove Camp (Honesdale PA) (clinic and performance)
Ashokan Music and Dance Camp (Ashokan NY) (clinic and performance)
Music Emporium (Lexington MA)
Mandolin Camp North (Groton MA) (clinic and performance)

Associate Professor, Strings, Berklee College of Music, 2004-present.

Board of Directors, Traditional Music Foundation 2007





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John McGann has 2045 friends.
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 Tony Rice 


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 Hamilton de Holanda 


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 In Honor of His Holiness 


 Steve Howe 


 Yes 


 U. Srinivas 


 Hide Kawatsure 


 Mike Krause 


 Flynn Cohen 


 Jimmy Martin 


 Natalie Haas 


 SARAH SISKIND 


 Hannah Read 


 Eric Robertson 


 Tony Trischka 


 Frank Zappa 


 Morten Alfred Høirup 





John McGann's Friends Comments
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Danny

Danny Stanley
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Dec 16 2009 2:23 AM

Leonidas

Leonidas



Dec 15 2009 8:59 PM

Hey!

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" shred cover uploaded on my page!

Guest solos by: David Shannkle (ex- Manowar, DSG) and Theodore Ziras!

I hope u will enjoy!

Let me know

Thanx!
Leonidas
Jason Anick

Jason Anick



Dec 14 2009 4:05 PM

Hey John, Great playing the other night with Mark O'conner! Let's get together and do some playing soon!!
Leonidas

Leonidas



Dec 4 2009 11:53 PM

Hey, thanx for the add!
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse

David Franks: Walkabouts Verse



Dec 2 2009 6:14 PM

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace...
Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(see my blog for details): 
CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY

As gospellers have said,
Beneath signalling skies,
On land dusty to tread,
A trough in a stable
Was the strawy first-bed
Of a divine baby -
The forgiving Godhead.

A season for new hope -
There then and here now;
The yuletide of goodwill -
There then and here now.

In respect of this chance,
Beneath bright or dark skies,
Faith's the star that we glance
Attending Christ's churches
And trying to enhance,
With singing and ritual,
Our God-loving stance.

A...

(C) David Franks 2003
Tapani Varis

Tapani Varis



Nov 18 2009 7:58 PM

Thanks for ad! When are you in Finland next time?
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Nov 17 2009 11:35 AM

Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.

If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!

Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!

Christian

Founder of HelpCharity
Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352
E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity
Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Nov 14 2009 4:49 PM

Ruby Jane and Mark O'Connor: Virtuosos of the American Fiddle: http://www.poptech.org/blog/mark_oconnor_and_ruby_jane_smith_virtuosos_of_american_fiddle

Ruby Jane Article in New York Times!!
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/who-do-these-guys-think-they-are/
AND
Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think!
Ruby Jane
Faber Optimé

Faber Optimé



Nov 9 2009 4:32 AM

Click here to go to the Faber Optimé web site in a new tab/window.

Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy!

Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated.

Have you checked out my MySpace and www.faberoptime.com recently?
Oh and did you subscribe for my free (infrequent, no spam!) newsletter?

You might also enjoy watching some of my latest films:

More (Rate! Comment! Favorite! Subscribe!) on my YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/faberoptime.

Take care and keep in touch.

Best,
Faber.

"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."

Jason Anick

Jason Anick



Nov 1 2009 6:49 PM

Hey John! I think I am going to try to come out and see you this week at Johnny D's. Hope we can do some playing soon!
KEN WILLIAMSON

Ken Williamson



Oct 27 2009 2:40 AM

It is a pleasure to have you as my new MySpace friend… I find your MySpace page, your talent and your enthusiasm for music pleason’ to many… I welcome you’re other MySpace friends to visit my MySpace page that I’ve dedicated to my admiration of many talented guitar playing musicians of many styles… Stop by check it out and leave a comment if you like… Thanks Ken…
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse

David Franks: Walkabouts Verse



Oct 6 2009 5:48 PM

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace... 

Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog): 
TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001 

Where traditions are not so rare; 
    Sea, country and works scent the air; 
A multitude of monuments, 
    Planted tubs and patterned pavements. 

The longish pedestrian malls; 
    The remnants of defensive walls; 
Historic buildings are a gauge 
    Of the respect for heritage. 

Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; 
    Estuaries guarded by shields; 
Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; 
    Romantic-ruin go-betweens. 

Rivers in parts licked by trees, 
    Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, 
And crossed by practical delights - 
    Varied spans, forming pleasing sights. 

Fine churches headed at Durham; 
    Football kits ad infinitum; 
Kept castles - one for study; 
    Masonry behind masonry. 

And, with moulding-works out that way, 
It’s somewhere for a longer stay..? 

(C) David Franks 2003
E:DJ

E:DJ



Sep 26 2009 6:59 PM



my latest single release SOHO is out now on
iTunes. Something new/different, preview, rate & comment.

HelpCharity

HelpCharity



Sep 23 2009 4:22 PM

HelpCharity is a acronym for Handicapped, engagement, loyalty, protection. HelpCharity want to support organizations that pay attention to the needs of handicapped children in Germany and America. Would you like to help too? For more information please read the blog of HelpCharity.

HelpCharity steht für BeHinderten, engagement, loyalität und protektion. Mit HelpCharity sollen Organisationen unterstützt werden, die sich um die Belange von behinderten Kindern in Deutschland und den USA kümmern. Würdest Du auch gerne helfen? Informationen wie Du helfen kannst, findest Du im Blog von HelpCharity.

Warm regards
Viele Grüße

Christian Lamitschka
Founder of HelpCharity

Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Sep 19 2009 10:23 AM

Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Laura - Cool Mandolin Company

Laura - Cool Mandolin Company



Sep 18 2009 4:51 PM

Hi, John!
Thanks so much for the birthday wishes.
I hope you are doing well!
Laura :)
timothy

timothy hill



Sep 15 2009 12:06 PM


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Tenor Madness

Tenor Madness



Sep 13 2009 12:47 PM

Hey John, Thanks for the friendship; love what you're doing, too!  Hanna, Phil and Tom
Sympaphonie

Sympaphonie



Sep 10 2009 6:47 AM

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Sep 7 2009 9:25 PM

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Caleb.Davis.Band.

Caleb.Davis.Band.



Sep 2 2009 3:35 AM

ha thanks man, i'd love some feedback when you get some time, hey I'm coming up your way in october, hoping we can get up again if you have the time
catmelodeon

catmelodeon



Sep 1 2009 6:44 PM

Thanks for adding us John. Learned a lot from your recordings. Rod
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rizorkestra one-man-folk-roots-blues-band



Aug 26 2009 5:28 AM

"...here on the west coast keepin' music real down-home for y'all..."



live in santa cruz...

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Centascope

Centascope



Aug 7 2009 6:49 AM

Hi John McGann

Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.

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